California High Speed Rail Project – Time to Eliminate High Speed Rail funding SF Transportation Policy ExaminerKathy Hamilton There is someone in Sacramento that has stood up and said, “the Emperor has no clothes.” Diane Harkey, Assemblywoman from Orange County, has put forward a courageous bill, AB 2121, which would pull the plug on funding the High Speed Rail Project. …
CRA Endorses Anderson in SD 36
From the Anderson for State Senate campaign… California Republican Assembly Unanimously Endorses Joel Anderson for State Senate President Reagan Called CRA the “Conscience of the Republican Party” TEMECULA – Just two days after Assemblyman Joel Anderson officially announced his candidacy, the California Republican Assembly – California’s oldest and largest grassroots conservative organization – quickly threw its endorsement behind Anderson’s bid …
Stone Announces Support of Poway Mayor in SD 36
From the Jeff Stone for State Senate campaign… Poway Mayor Don Higginson Endorses Jeff Stone for State Senate SAN DIEGO, CA – Poway Mayor Don Higginson has thrown his support behind conservative Republican Jeff Stone for State Senate. “Jeff Stone is a strong conservative who has the courage of his convictions to do what is right for Sacramento,” said Poway …
Horn Reacts to Merriam Mountains Rejection
From Supervisor Bill Horn after yesterday’s Board of Supes vote. The other Supervisors are free to submit any additional opinions about the vote to SD Rostra… NEWS RELEASE (San Diego) The San Diego County Board of Supervisors by a 3-2 vote today denied a residential, commercial and open space project on the west side of Interstate 15 and northeast of …
Harkey Named Vice Chair of PERSS Committee
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2010 Contact: Gino Folchi 916-319-2073 Harkey Named Vice Chair of PERSS Committee SACRAMENTO – Assembly Republican Leader Martin Garrick, of Carlsbad, today announced that Speaker John A. Pérez has made changes to the leadership of Assembly policy committees, designating Assemblywoman Diane Harkey (R-Dana Point) as Vice Chair of the Assembly Committee on Public Employees, …
Duffy turned down on Ballot Designation
The Union-Trib’s Craig Gustafson just tweeted this… From: @gustafsoncraig Sent: Mar 24, 2010 1:57p Registrar of Voters officially rejects Jim Duffy’s bid to be called “Sheriff’s Lt.” on ballot as he tries to unseat Sheriff Bill Gore. On Twitter: http://twitter.com/gustafsoncraig/status/10997897719 My sources confirm that is the case, although the letter has not gone from the ROV to Duffy as of …
Sheriff Race Fundraising Totals
Just a quick post to show how money is shaping up in the Sheriff’s race. These are from the reports just filed for the period Jan.1 thru Mar. 17: Jim Duffy Contributions: $8,167 Expenditures: $30,009 Cash on Hand: $25,579 Debt: 0 Bill Gore Contributions: $34,550 Expenditures: $33,703 Cash on Hand: $112,829 Debt: $46,070 (all accrued expenses/no personal loans) Jay La …
Lawmakers want to ban happy meal toys to curb obesity
The ink hasn’t even dried on the new trillion-dollar entitlement health care bill and already lawmakers are gearing up with new legislation to curb societies ills. One lawmaker in California is moving to have toys banned in fast food happy meals. The proposed law comes from Santa Clara Board of Supervisor, Ken Yeager. “Fast food restaurants spend hundreds of millions …
Breaking News: Steve Vaus Launches Bid for Poway City Council in Recall Election
Steve Vaus, who successfully coordinated the petition drive to place the recall of City Councilwoman Betty Rexford on the ballot, today announced that he will seek the Poway City Council seat to potentially be decided as part of the June 6 election. On his website, Vaus announces, “I launched the Recall Rexford campaign with one goal . . .to give …
Health care debate dampens push for amnesty
“March for America” took place on Sunday, March 21, at Washington D.C.’s National Mall and it drew tens of thousands of activists from across the country rallying for amnesty. They carried banners from their home countries and signs reading, “You need us as much as we need you,” and “No human being can be Illegal.” Due to the pressure from …
Ed Herrera’s thoughts on Roger Hedgecock’s dismissal from CV Forum
Regarding last night’s candidate forum ongoings in Chula Vista and the “booting” of emcee Roger Hedgecock, SD Rostra asked Ed Herrera, president and CEO of the Chula Vista Civic Association, if he might consider submitting his take on the evening. We are pleased that Mr. Herrera was able to respond so quickly with the following, as a SD Rostra guest …
New Poll shows San Diego turning away from Obama — And They See his Health Care Plan making things Worse – Channel 10 and ‘Survey USA’ report
The downward spiral for President Obama has reached San Diego, according to a new poll issued by “Survey USA” and the fine folks at KGTV Channel 10. How new is it? The interviews were done Monday, March 22nd ! 500 randomly-selected County adults were sampled.. Just 16 months ago, Barack Obama won San Diego county by a stunning double-digit margin: …
Unsustainable Healthcare
Like our pension system, Medicare, Social Security and even Medical, the new healthcare bill is unsustainable. There is simply not enough income made in this country to tax it into existence. The only possible way to begin to pay for it would be massive cuts in the quality of health care. Rationing, poor quality and eventual death panels will replace …
The numbers are in for the latest reporting period in the 77th Assembly District
The numbers are in for the latest reporting period in the 77th Assembly District and I continue to be competitive with my two opponents that hold elected office. While many expected Brian or Bill to be the front runners, I have shown that this race is about the entire 77th Assembly District. We have all been challenged by the circumstances …
The Prince And The Pauper
I know I’ve been making a big stink about the SD City Council District 6 race and it looks like with good reason. I haven’t seen the Sheriff’s disclosure yet (you need to get it in person at the Registrar of Voters), but unless there are some real shockers in that it looks like the 6th District has the most …
November May Be Sweet, But I wouldn’t Count On It.
Well, they did it. They passed this monster health care bill, knowing full well that the high majority of Americans do not want anything to do with it. Speaker-of-The House, Nancy Pelosi lied through her teeth, claiming it was done “for the American people.” Conservatives are consoling themselves with the momentum of the Tea Parties, Town Hall meetings and recent …
Bill Wells Pulls Ahead in AD 77th Fundraising
El Cajon Mayor Pro Tem Bill Wells’ campaign for the 77th Assembly district continues to gain strength and a commanding fundraising lead. In just the two weeks since incumbent Joel Anderson declared his run for State Senate, the Wells campaign pulled in over $25,000 worth of contributions from a large number of donors. The other candidates in the race combined …
12,000 US bank failures vs. TWO Canadian banks
http://open.salon.com/blog/richard_rider/2010/03/22/12000_us_bank_failures_vs_two_canadian_banks 12,000 US bank failures vs. TWO Canadian banks Canada is no free market country. But according to the Heritage Foundation’s 2010 ranking of countries’ relative “Economic Freedom,” Canada (national health care and all) is the 7th most free country in the world. The U.S. has dropped to 8th. But at least we still beat the pants off North Korea! …
San Diego Police dodge a DNA bullet
San Diego Police Department dodged a potentially explosive public relations bullet when it was determined that John Gardner’s DNA was not found on the swab taken from a female “robbery” victim, Candice Moncayo, who was assaulted on December 27, 2009 in Rancho Bernardo Community Park following the homicide of Chelsea King last month. Local law enforcement agencies failed to test …
It Took a Carter to Get a Reagan
There must be a silver lining to this complete power usurpation by the Democrats with the socialist health care takeover. Blatantly ignoring the will of the people, Obama twisted arms and lied his way into convincing his party members to vote his way and virtually alter the United States of America. Stupak literally sold his soul to the devil …
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